“… … Inari-dono, in front of Your Highness. Please refrain from frivolous words and actions.”
Those were the words of Leah, who was standing behind me.
Inari replied with a shrug.
“Isn’t this enough~? I was even given permission during the interview.”
“Still, the degree is… … .”
“It’s okay, Leah. Just like Inari said, I allowed it.”
“As expected, your heart is as handsome as your appearance!”
“… … .”
Inari was a well-known figure within the Royal Palace Knights.
He is a member of the Loft family, which is famous for being strict in the kingdom, but he was careless and showed frivolous words and actions… … .
Because of this, his skills were at a level that was one of the best in the Royal Palace Knights, but he was unable to take on an important role.
＜Wow~ You look so handsome up close!＞
＜… … what?＞
＜If I had a higher status, I would have proposed to you, but it’s a pity!＞
… … Even I was taken aback by what she said as soon as we met.
To be honest, before I met him in person, I thought the Royal Palace Knights were a tight group.
I didn’t entrust an important job to a 7-star superior soldier just because his words and actions were a little out of the ordinary.
But after seeing her in person, I kind of understood it.
“Last time, to be honest, I was a little worried. I’m afraid my mother will do the same.”
“Ah~ I have that kind of discernment too, Your Highness.”
“I’m glad you’re aware that your words and actions stand out.”
Unlike when I saw the queen in Daejeon, Inari was very gorgeous.
The glittering jewelry, the colored fingernails, and the strangely shiny hair.
Just by looking at her appearance, it was hard to recognize her skills.
“It’s a pity, Leah-sama too~ You walk around so modestly with that excellent original version.”
“… … There is no need for decoration to escort Your Highness.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Inari, what do you think of what I said earlier?”
“You mean the archers? I think it’s okay as long as all the conditions your Highness said are met.”
Being an unmanned army did not mean that only melee weapons such as swords and spears could be used.
It was also possible to perform long-range attacks with magical energy in the weapon.
However, it was very rare to use it as a main weapon like Inari did.
In general, it was limited to throwing a spear with all your might.
“Normally, you can’t handle ranged weapons like me.”
On the battlefield, the reason why unmanned soldiers focus on melee combat and wizards on long-range attacks was simple.
because it was more efficient.
It was difficult in many ways to achieve more than magic efficiency with a ranged weapon.
Inari was one of the few people who trained her bow to the end while shouldering such disadvantages.
“Inari-dono, there is something I wanted to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“Why did you train your bow? If it was your talent, it wouldn’t have to be that way.”
“A long time ago, the main character of a novel I saw used a bow! I trained because it was cool.”
“… … Is that all?”
“? Yes, by the way.”
“… … .”
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Leah’s incomprehensible gaze continued, but I wasn’t too surprised.
‘The reason I applied for the SS was just that I wanted to follow because I was handsome.’
… … To be honest, when I first heard about it, I doubted she was sane.
After that, I decided that I could rather trust him with his unchanging appearance.
In fact, since the orders of the Royal Palace Knights were handled faithfully… … .
“Inari, look at this.”
The document I handed over had information about the weaponry of the bow.
This was one of the things I’ve been preparing for.
If only a certain level is implemented, the kingdom’s strengths will be able to be saved.
“This is what you said before.”
“Okay, take a look and tell me what you think.”
The characteristic of the great family was the uniformity of troops.
Whether they like it or not, there is no choice but to focus on one type of disease in places called master magic, swordsmanship, and assassination.
But the kingdom was free in that respect.
It was intended to improve the inefficiency of long-range weapons by developing weapons to revive its strengths.
“Certainly this could be it. Normally you hit the limits of power and range, but this breaks them.”
“Then, when it’s finished, you’ll try it on and tell me about some improvements.”
“Yes, Your Highness! Do you have anything else?”
“No, I guess that’s enough.”
“Then let’s go! Have a hard time~”
… … Me and Leah silently watched her empty seat for a while as she disappeared like a storm.
* * *
“You made a pretty bold move, Carl Ronberg.”
Three men were sitting in a wide space.
It was such a grand place that it felt wasteful for only three people to use it.
As if they were familiar with the situation, they continued their conversation casually.
“Are you really planning to provide Ronberg’s technology to the kingdom?”
“That’s right. It’s not like they’re giving away everything, so I think this is a good way to buy time.”
“… … I don’t understand, teaching the family’s skills to those lowly servants.”
Daid Yorgil, head of the Yorgil family, blatantly distorted his face.
As if he didn’t even want to imagine it, he showed strong contempt.
“Are you really okay? Carl Ronberg. Your father will be grieved.”
“The majesty of the Ronberg family will not be shaken just by giving away a few skills.”
“… … joy.”
Despite Carl’s answer, Daid’s expression was not very good.
As if to help him, the family head of Solstad opened his mouth with a slight smile.
“I understand Daid Gazoo’s concerns. Because the kingdom is no longer a force to be reckoned with.”
“… … Schwein Solstad, are you afraid of those lowly bastards?”
“It is borderline. That’s also true, because it’s already become an opponent that’s hard to beat with the power of one family.”
They regularly gathered information through spies planted in their respective kingdoms.
However, the level was not comparable to those planted all over the Feyer continent.
That’s why the wariness of the kingdom was light.
“If the power of a large family is 10, the kingdom is 12, and it has reached a situation where it is about 15.”
“Hmph, I think it’s 10 at most… … I admit that I am not an opponent that can be trampled on at any time as in the past.”
“That’s why I’m concerned about the judgment of the Ronberg family head.”
“Chief Solstad, do you think this will allow the kingdom’s power to outsmart us?”
“It may not be that much, but won’t you definitely become stronger than now?”
After that, a strange silence hung over the room for a while.
It was as if we were talking about each other’s feelings.
To this, Carl Ronberg shook his head indifferently and replied.
“Isn’t it a matter of raising the level by borrowing the means of the Rehabilitation Church? I don’t know why you’re so concerned.”
“hahahaha! The Ronberg family head is right.”
Schwein smiled and agreed, but his eyes were still full of wariness.
It was an action that came about because he had big doubts about the Ronberg family’s move.
Conscious of this, Daid lightly asked a question to lighten the mood.
“Karl Ronberg, I heard you are visiting the kingdom tomorrow. What are you planning to do then?”
“I’m thinking of showing you an image to reassure you. Take a look at the queen of doubles as well.”
“I don’t know anything else, but the queen wants to see me in person.”
“It’s surprising, that the head of Yorgil, who despises the kingdom, said that.”
At Schwein’s words, Daid answered with a light snort.
“No disrespect, just an honest assessment.”
“hahahaha, that’s the same for me.”
Through their investigation, they found out the characteristics of the kingdom’s power.
It was that their strength could not easily exceed the 6-star intermediate level.
“We overhauled the basic curriculum and increased the number of low-level 7-stars… … They can’t.”
To put it simply, this was it.
After the 6-star intermediate level in the kingdom, the number of people reaching higher levels has decreased significantly.
In the Feyer Continent, the decreasing line started to appear from the lower 7 stars.
And this has resulted in raising the limits of what individuals can reach.
“The difference in power between the kingdom and the kingdom arises here, so we can’t afford to slack off any longer.”
In the end, this was a gap that would disappear once the kingdom raised its level of education to that of the Feyer continent.
Since we have a large territory and many resources, if this is resolved, our current position will inevitably be reversed.
“So you’re trying to spend some time interacting with us.”
“How does the head of Ronberg evaluate the queen?”
“It won’t be much different from the two family heads. There won’t be a big difference in information.”
“You’re still a wizard, aren’t you? Sigvarda is said to be the best mage on the continent, so he must be more concerned.”
“Wouldn’t it be clear if we met? One of the only two 8-star intermediates in the kingdom.”
“hahahaha! Please let me know your impressions. In the meantime, I must prepare to meet the second prince.”
“Thanks to the exchange with Ronberg, we can also do business.”
“Come to think of it, how did everyone go about planting spies in the SS?”
“You have failed. They were more vigilant than expected.”
“So was Yorgil. It was also difficult to penetrate because they took the time to recruit them.”
“Lonberg is similar.”
drooling.
After answering, Carl Ronberg got up first and then continued.
“I will just get up. We have to prepare for moving tomorrow.”
“Okay, let’s end this meeting here.”
The day after the conversation with the two families.
Carl Ronberg boarded the ship with an escort.
Beside him stood a large number of people who were said to be the best in the family.
Carl spoke naturally.
“It’s a strange feeling to use this old-fashioned means of transportation again.”
“I agree with you, Gaju. I never thought I’d use something like this outdated again… … .”
It was Carl’s brother, Marik Ronberg, who responded to his words.
“Boris’s death is an embarrassment, but… … You have to be patient with the plan.”
“Yeah, that’s why you’re courting the kingdom.”
“By the way, Gazoo, how was the meeting yesterday?”
“Schwein Solstad is suspicious of us.”
Carl’s remarks calmed the atmosphere slightly.
As if to make up for this, he continued.
“Precisely, he seemed suspicious because he couldn’t see through the intentions of us handing over our technology to the kingdom.”
“That said, you still don’t know that we plan to wipe out the two families.”
“It will be. mother… … No, I told the manager beforehand. Please keep everyone in mind.”
“Yes, go!”
“After hitting Henrik, there shouldn’t be any disruption to our plans.”
As I got closer to Illami Harbor, I felt quite a few presences.
A sizable army was waiting in the port.
I felt a lot of hostility for trying to welcome the Ronberg family.
Carl Ronberg didn’t mind this and got off the boat slowly.
percussion.
After getting off the boat, they looked around expressionlessly.
However, the soldiers gathered at the port raised their guard without realizing it.
There was also such a thing as they were members of a great family.
It was because of the instinctive sense of danger because I felt their strength through my skin.
Jerk, jerk, jerk.
In an atmosphere where everyone was holding their breath and swallowing saliva, a man walked slowly.
The pace was very leisurely, which contrasted very well with the current mood.
“Welcome, lord. I was waiting for you.”
“Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness Cruz.”
“I will guide you directly to the palace. Open the way, everyone.”